The huge and majestic Victory Monument in Moscow is located on Poklonnaya Hill. This one is dedicated to the victory in the war of 1941-1945. He appeared not so long ago. It was opened on May 9, 1995, when the 50th anniversary of the Second World War was celebrated. The article suggests learning about the hill on which the memorial is located, about the monument itself, as well as some information regarding the ensemble.

Mountain of bows

The Victory Monument is located on Poklonnaya Hill. Once upon a time this place was not part of the city. Moscow is the capital of Russia, which is growing and developing together with our state. Today this hill is located in the historical center of Zlatoglava. Poklonnaya Mountain was surrounded by two rivers under the bizarre names Filka and Setun.

In ancient times, when the mountain was located outside the city, travelers often stopped at this very place, since the top offered a beautiful view to city guests. Guests of the capital got out of their carts, examined the city from above, then made a low bow to the ground. This is how the mountain got its name.

Historical facts

This hill was first mentioned in papers of the 16th century. Then its name was a little longer. The name of the road on which it is located was added to “Poklonnaya Hill”. Ultimately, this name looked like this: “Poklonnaya Mountain on the Smolensk Road.”

Surprisingly, 200 years ago Napoleon stood on this mountain. But not to make a bow. The French commander in 1812 was waiting for the keys to the capital.

M.I. Kutuzov once climbed here after the battle of Borodino. And another 50 years later, during the Great Patriotic War, our army moved to the front through this place to defend the country’s borders and fight the fascist army. In other words, the Victory Monument on the mountain symbolizes the valiant feat of our people.

What's on the hill today?

Nowadays, Poklonnaya Gora is a huge architectural landmark, but it is crowded not only on holidays. Not only Muscovites, but also city guests take walks near the memorial. At the moment, the park area is 135 hectares. Of these, 20 hectares are occupied by the monument ensemble.

Already in 1942, it was decided that the Victory Monument would be located in this very place.

Later, in 1958, the builders of the city erected a memorial sign on which it was written that a monument would be built here in honor of the victory of the Soviet people over the Nazis.

Part of the funds for the construction of the memorial was allocated by the city treasury, and the second amount came from donations from citizens and guests of the city. The Victory Monument is surrounded by a museum dedicated to the Great Patriotic War, three churches, an obelisk (the tallest in Russia), and an exhibition of military equipment.

Symbolic obelisk

The Victory Monument is austere and majestic. Moscow is the record holder for high-rise monuments. The obelisk stands on Victors Square. It is considered Its height is symbolic - 141.8 meters. This is a kind of reference to the war, because the Second World War lasted 1,418 days. The stele is the main part of the monument. It was made of high-strength metal. To mount the structure, we had to resort to the help of telescopic aerial platforms. At the base of the obelisk there are control rooms that monitor the lighting and ventilation of the monument. At the foot of the stele there is a granite statue of St. George the Victorious, who dealt with the serpent - a symbol of evil. The weight of this entire structure is about 1000 tons!

The foundation of Russia's tallest statue required 2,000 cubic meters of concrete. At an altitude of 100 meters, the obelisk is topped with a statue of the goddess of Victory Nike with small cupids. Their weight is 25 tons. The obelisk got its name - “Bayonet”, as it symbolizes this edged weapon.

From the base to the 100 meter mark, where Nika is located, three main stages of the war are depicted:

• Battle of Stalingrad.
• Battle of Kursk.
• Belarusian operation.

To service such a stele, the city authorities had to install an elevator, which was ordered from Sweden. It lifts masters to a height of 87 meters. How long do you think it took to build the obelisk? Surprisingly, it was built in record time - 9 months. The architect of two sculptures (“Bayonet” and “St. George the Victorious”) is Zurab Tsereteli.

Confrontations and hesitations

Be that as it may, such a massive and tall statue should not have survived without special devices. Project engineers S.S. Karmilov, B.V. Ostroumov and S.P. Murinov foresaw this. They equipped the obelisk with devices that dampen vibrations, because, according to all the laws of aerodynamics, it has an unstable shape. Engineers hid 19 vibration dampers in it. The main one was hidden behind Nicky’s shoulders; it dampens vibrations weighing 10 tons!

If you are ever in Moscow, be sure to visit the Victory Monument. Moscow is supposedly guarded by three standing warriors from different centuries of our state:

• Slavic warriors;
• soldiers of the Battle of Borodino;
• Soviet victorious soldiers in 1945.

The monument is famous far beyond the borders of the country. The feat of the people is glorious, as is the Victory Monument. You need to take a photo and show it to your children so that they know the history and remember the feat of their ancestors!

Poklonnaya Hill - previously you could see the whole of Moscow and its surroundings from it. This was at a time when the city was not yet so big. They say that the name “Poklonnaya Gora” came from the fact that many, when traveling to Moscow, looked at the city from here and bowed to it. Many significant events are associated with Poklonnaya Gora. Here Napoleon waited for the keys to the city in 1812, but never received it), in 1612 Hetman Zholkiewski stayed here, a delegation arrived from Moscow who wanted to place the Polish prince Vladislav on the royal throne, Russian troops left for the front in during the Great Patriotic War.

Previously, Poklonnaya Hill was truly a mountain from which Moscow was visible in full view. Now it is a small hill, from which you can only see numerous high-rise buildings scattered around, and Victory Park, which was founded near Poklonnaya Gora in 1958 along with a memorial complex built in honor of our victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Poklonnaya Gora and Victory Park are located at the metro station of the same name - Victory Park. Accordingly, getting here is very easy.

History of the creation of Victory Park

In 1958, on the occasion of the Soviet Army Day, a symbolic sign “A monument to the Victory of the people of the USSR in the Second World War of 1941-1945 will be built here” was erected on the territory of the future park. The city authorities have allocated a huge area for development: 135 hectares. Trees were planted and a park was laid out. In the 70-80s they raised money for construction. Residents chipped in a penny, and as a result they “scraped together” 194 million rubles. It was enough to begin with, but later the state helped. The grand opening of the Park, dedicated to the fiftieth anniversary of the Great Patriotic War, took place on May 9, 1995.

Victory Park includes many objects of architectural and historical value. The Victory Monument is an obelisk made of especially strong steel, which rises almost 142 meters - more precisely, 141.8 m. The symbolism of this figure is that the war lasted exactly how many days - 1418. The obelisk weighs a thousand tons and is covered with bronze bas-reliefs on top. The bronze figure of the goddess Nike, installed at the highest point, symbolizes victory.

There are a lot of fountains in the park. Their exact number is also symbolic - 1418. In the evening, when it gets dark, the fountains are illuminated. It is red. For this, people called them “bloody”.

The Museum of the Great Patriotic War is the central object of Victory Park. It consists of a military-historical exhibition, which depicts the chronicle of the war years, and an artistic exhibition. The main attraction of the museum is the dioramas (six compositions), each of which is dedicated to one of the most important battles of the Great War. Audiovisual complexes show wartime newsreels, rare archival materials and memorable photographs. The museum is equipped with an automatic search system “Book of Memory”, which helps to find information about missing people. I haven’t been to this museum yet, I’ll try to catch up.

The museum's exhibition continues in Victory Park itself. A grandiose exhibition of military equipment unfolded right in the open air. More than 300 samples of tanks, aircraft, self-propelled guns, etc., German combat vehicles and equipment of other countries that participated in the war are presented here. I was here once, on May 9th, I’ll post a photo report soon.

Church of St. George the Victorious in Victory Park

The Church of St. George the Victorious is considered a real shrine of Victory Park. It was laid in close proximity to the memorial on May 9, 1994. The construction was carried out with municipal funds, and the author was the architect Polyansky. The consecration of the Temple took place on May 6, 1995 by Alexei II, His Holiness the Moscow Patriarch.

Memorial Mosque in Victory Park

Not far from the Temple is the Memorial Mosque. The decision to build it was made in October 1992. In March 1995, the foundation stone was installed. The opening of the mosque took place on the day of the 850th anniversary of Moscow, September 6, 1997. The mosque is a tribute to the memory of Muslims who died as a result of military operations of 1941-1945.

The Holocaust Memorial Synagogue and Museum is another part of the architectural complex. The opening of this site took place in September 1998 as a memory of the six million Jews who died as a result of repression by the Nazi invaders. This is the only museum of its kind in Russia, the exhibitions of which tell about the contribution of Jews to Russian culture.

In memory of the volunteers from Spain who died during the war, the government decided to build a Catholic chapel, reminiscent of the unparalleled courage of these brave soldiers.

At the intersection of Kutuzovsky Prospekt and Minskaya Street, a monument to the “Defenders of the Russian Land” was erected. It represents three Russian warriors from different times - a hero from Ancient Rus', a guardsman from the War of 1812 and a soldier who fought during the Second World War. They are installed on a granite pedestal.

The monument “Tragedy of Nations” was erected in 1997, its author is Zurab Tsereteli. The sculpture commemorates the victims of the fascist genocide. A seemingly endless line of prisoners, united by shaved heads and pained eyes, tells people about the shootings and executions committed by the Nazis.

In 2004, a monument to internationalist soldiers was unveiled on Poklonnaya Hill. Its construction was carried out at the expense of Afghan veteran organizations. This is a 4-meter bronze figure of a soldier standing on a cliff and looking into the distance.

In spring, tulips bloom in the park. All flower beds are planted with them. Very beautiful.

Not a single holiday bypasses Victory Park. Concerts, folk festivals, etc. are often held here.

Victory Park in Moscow is a memorial complex for the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. in the west of Moscow. The memorial complex was opened on May 9, 1995 to mark the 50th anniversary of the great Victory.

As part of this post, I tried to combine all the photographs of the complex that I have, adding a map with the location of the structures.

Poklonnaya Gora is a gentle hill in the west of Moscow, between the Setun and Filka rivers. Once upon a time, Poklonnaya Hill was located far outside of Moscow, and from its top a panorama of the city opened up. Travelers often stopped here to look at Moscow and bow to it - hence the name of the mountain.

Poklonnaya Hill was first mentioned in documents of the 16th century. At that time it was called a little differently - Poklonnaya Gora on the Smolensk road. It was on Poklonnaya Hill that Napoleon waited in vain for the keys to Moscow in 1812, and through it during the Great Patriotic War soldiers went to the front to defend their Motherland.

The first project of the Victory Memorial on Poklonnaya Hill was proposed back in 1942, but then, of course, it was impossible to implement it.

A memorial sign with the inscription “Here will be built a monument to the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945” was installed on Poklonnaya Hill on February 23, 1958. Victory Park was laid out around the sign.

The design and construction of the memorial complex on Poklonnaya Hill dragged on for many years. Its grand opening, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the victory over fascism, took place on May 9, 1995.

The memorial complex, located on 135 hectares, includes the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War, the Victory Monument and three churches of three faiths, built in memory of those killed in the war. Church of St. St. George the Victorious was built in 1995, the Memorial Mosque was erected in 1997, and the Memorial Synagogue in 1998.

The Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War is located on the round Pobediteley Square, to which the central alley of Victory Park leads from Kutuzovsky Prospekt. The museum, established in 1986, houses about 50 thousand exhibits on military history. In special display cases there are Books of Memory - 385 volumes in which the names of people who died in the war are written. The museum, among other exhibits, houses the Victory Banner - a red banner hoisted on April 30, 1945 over the Reichstag building in Berlin. Next to the museum there is a permanent exhibition of military equipment.

Architectural ensemble of Victory Park and Poklonnaya Gora

1. Victory Monument
2. Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.
3. Church of the Holy Great Martyr George the Victorious (architect A. Polyansky) (1995)
4. Memorial Mosque (architect I. Stazhnev) (1997)
5. Memorial Synagogue and Holocaust Memorial Museum (architect M. Zarkhi) (1998)
6. Chapel erected in memory of Spanish volunteers (2003)
7. Monument to the “Defenders of the Russian Land” (sculptor A. Bichugov)
8. Monument to the “Missing” (2005)

9. Monument to soldiers of the countries participating in the anti-Hitler coalition (2005)
10. Monument to prisoners of fascist concentration camps
11. Monument to internationalist soldiers (2004)

12. Open-air exhibition of military equipment and weapons
13. Exhibition of military equipment of the Navy

“This cross was erected on the night of June 22, 1991, on the fiftieth anniversary of the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, in memory of those killed and for the glory of God.” It stands on the hill at the beginning of the square, to the left of the alleys leading to the main building.

General view of the memorial complex

Victory Monument

In the middle of Winners Square there is an obelisk 141.8 meters high. It symbolizes 1418 days and nights of the Great Patriotic War. At the hundred-meter mark there is a bronze figure of the Goddess of Victory - Nike. At the foot of the obelisk, on a granite podium, there is a statue of St. George the Victorious, who kills a snake with a spear - a symbol of evil. Both sculptures were made by Z. Tsereteli.

Goddess of Victory Nike

Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

Church of the Holy Great Martyr George the Victorious (architect A. Polyansky) (1995)

Memorial Mosque (architect I. Stazhnev) (1997)

Memorial Synagogue and Holocaust Memorial Museum (architect M. Zarkhi) (1998)

Chapel erected in memory of the Spanish volunteers (2003)
In 2003, a chapel was opened on the territory of the Memorial, erected in memory of the Spanish volunteers who died in the Great Patriotic War.

Monument to the “Defenders of the Russian Land” (sculptor A. Bichugov)

Monument to the Missing

Monument to soldiers of the countries participating in the anti-Hitler coalition.
Opened on May 7, 2005 on the Alley of Partisans.

Monument to prisoners of fascist concentration camps.
Author Zurab Tsereteli. The height of the monument is 8 meters.

Monument to Internationalist Soldiers (2004)

Open-air exhibition of military equipment and weapons
Here I have selectively selected several photographs from different exposures. In total, it contains several hundred exhibits of armored and motor vehicles, railway troops, aviation (planes and helicopters) and the Navy (boats and submarine cabins). Each exhibit is accompanied by a detailed description, so I did not present them here either.
The exhibition is open until 21:00. Entrance - 50 rubles.

Field fortifications

Auto and armored vehicles

Poklonnaya Hill (or Victory Park) is a majestic memorial erected in Moscow in memory of the fallen soldiers for the freedom of the Fatherland. People's grief and pride for the Russian people are reflected in this architectural complex with grandiose monuments, beautiful, slender buildings and outstanding monuments.

Each of them carries pain and glory, memory and tears, valor and suffering. The history of the creation of this memorable place is not simple - it included popular enthusiasm, protests, and heated discussions. Nevertheless, now it is one of the favorite vacation spots of citizens and guests of the capital, who deservedly appreciated the solemnity of the architecture, the splendor of the fountains and alley paths, and the grandeur of the design. In addition, Poklonnaya Gora is a gigantic platform for large-scale events dedicated to significant events in the history of our country, as well as the life of the city.

History of Poklonnaya Gora

Poklonnaya Gora, or rather, what remains of it, is located in the western region. Once upon a time it was a high hill, from the top of which a magnificent view of the capital opened. Even 100 years ago, the mountain was outside the city limits, and according to one version, its name comes from the established tradition of stopping at this place when approaching the capital and bowing to the city churches, their golden domes and snow-white walls.

The history of the mountain is connected with the most significant milestones in the life of the Fatherland. At the end of the 16th century, the Crimean Khan Gazhi Giray set up his camp on the hill when he tried to capture the capital of Muscovy. And a few years later, in 1610, Hetman Stanislav Zholkiewski stopped here, intending to place the Polish prince on the Russian throne. Finally, it was from here that on a cold September morning in 1812 Napoleon looked at Moscow, waiting in vain for a delegation with the keys to the city. And during the Second World War, thousands of volunteers went to the front line, bypassing this line.

The idea of ​​erecting a memorial dedicated to the heroism of the defenders was born during the war. However, the country, exhausted by hardships and millions of victims, could not yet implement a large-scale plan that would require significant costs. Only in February 1958, on Defender of the Fatherland Day, a memorial symbol was laid on the hill, proclaiming the construction of a memorial on this site. Soon, an area of ​​135 hectares was planted with greenery and a park was laid out. For many years, the territory of the mountain served Muscovites as a natural park, where they loved to spend their free time in winter and summer. Even then, there was a tradition of organizing mass events and folk festivals at this place.

In 1968, the Arc de Triomphe was erected near the park, recreating an architectural monument of the early 19th century dedicated to the crushing of Bonaparte’s army.

In the 1980s, a collection of money was organized for the construction and arrangement of the memorial. About 200 million people's rubles were collected, and construction began. However, the decision to demolish part

Poklonnaya Gora caused public discontent and led to one of the first protests during perestroika. On May 6, 1987, hundreds of protesters came to Manezhnaya Square with posters calling to save Poklonnaya Hill. Construction of the memorial was suspended for several months, but by the end of the year part of the mountain was demolished. However, the money soon ran out, and the construction of Victory Park and the building of the Great Patriotic War Museum turned into long-term construction. Only a few years later, construction on Poklonnaya Hill continued, and on May 9, 1995, the official opening of Victory Park took place.

So, on May 9, 1995, on the day of the 50th anniversary of the Great Victory, the grand opening of the memorial took place on Poklonnaya Hill . The event was attended by the President of the Russian Federation B.N. Yeltsin, a parade of troops of the city garrison took place.

Victory Park on Poklonnaya Hill is a majestic architectural complex consisting of dozens of grandiose and beautiful buildings, landmarks, and monuments. The space of the memorial and its architectonics are imbued with deep symbolism, reflecting the greatness of the feat of the Soviet people and the unprecedented trials that our Fatherland went through in the terrible war. Thus, the main monument of the park is the Victory Monument, a stele in the shape of a triangular bayonet has a height of 141.8 m. In addition to the fact that it is the tallest Russian monument, its height reflects the number of days of the Second World War. At an altitude of 104 m, sculptures of the goddess Nike and two angels, signifying victory, are attached to the monument. At the foot of the obelisk there is an expressive sculpture of St. George the Victorious. The number of days of the war is also reflected in the number of fountains decorating the park. There are also 1418 of them. Of these, 225, which is equal to the number of weeks the war continued, are located on the main avenue. The alley consists of 5 ledges - according to the number of years of war. The red tint of the fountains fills the cascades of water with tragic and mournful meaning.

Attractions

The architectural complex of Victory Park has been taking shape for more than two decades. Every year new monuments and buildings are added to its space.

The main attractions of the park, in addition to those listed:

1. 15 steles reflecting the contribution of fronts and flotillas to the victory.
2. An open-air exhibition of military equipment. It displays tanks, torpedo boats, aircraft, howitzers, partisan dugouts, pillboxes, torpedoes, shells and other types of military equipment. This is a favorite place for all the boys and their dads who visit the park.
3. Church of St. George the Victorious. The temple contains the relics of the saint in whose honor the temple is named, transferred from Jerusalem. The architecture of the building combines motifs of ancient Russian architecture and Russian Art Nouveau style.
4. Mosque. Opened in memory of the Muslims who died on the fronts of the Second World War. The architecture of the building intertwines motifs of Tatar, Uzbek, and Azerbaijani architecture.
5. Synagogue. The building houses an exhibition dedicated to the Holocaust.
6. Eternal flame.
7. Monument "Tragedy of Nations". Dedicated to the victims of genocide.
8. Monument to internationalist soldiers. Built with funds from Afghan veterans.
9. Monument to "Missing Soldiers without Graves." Made in the form of a mortally wounded soldier.
10. Memorial plaque "Spirit of Elbe". Dedicated to the memorable meeting of the Allied forces on the Elbe;
11. The monument to the “Defenders of the Russian Land” is a sculptural group consisting of three warriors - an ancient Russian hero, a grenadier of 1812 and a soldier of the Second World War;
12. Monument to a front-line dog. Perhaps one of the most touching monuments in the park;
13. Monument to the heroes of the First World War. Opened on August 1, 2014, the centenary of Russia’s entry into the First World War;
14. Monument “We were together in the fight against Nazism.” Symbolizes the united will of different peoples united in the fight against Nazism;
15. Monument to Spanish volunteers who died in the battles of the Second World War. Designed as a Catholic chapel;
16. Monument to the countries participating in the anti-Hitler coalition. It is a marble monument with a gilded wreath on top;
17. The world's largest clock made of flowers - the diameter reaches 10 m, the length of the minute hand is 4.5 m, the hour hand is 3 m.

Central Victory Museum

The Victory Museum houses more than 60 thousand relics. Personal belongings of major military leaders and ordinary soldiers, letters from the front, awards, weapons, uniforms, banknotes and other rarities convey the breath of wartime and allow you to touch the evidence of the past.

The museum on Poklonnaya Hill is a unique monument to soldier’s courage and heroic feat of the entire people.

In the Hall of Glory there is a sculpture of the victorious Soldier, and the names of all the Heroes of the Soviet Union are placed on the boards.

In another room - the Hall of Memory - there is an automatic system in which you can find the names of all those who gave their lives for their homeland.

6 video walls show chronicles of war days and rare photographs. Large-scale dioramas will introduce you to the largest battles, and interactive excursions will allow museum visitors to try on military uniforms and hold weapons in their hands.

Events

For 20 years now, Poklonnaya Hill has been hosting fateful events that are significant in the lives of thousands of citizens. Weddings take place here, entrance into student life is celebrated, mass celebrations and meetings of veterans take place.

Rental points are open for children and adults, which provide velomobiles, rollerblades, bicycles and other equipment. Collective yoga classes, CrossFit, martial arts, and running training are held on the paths of the park.

There are 15 attractions for children, and a train excursion will introduce you to the main attractions of the park. There are free drawing and painting clubs.

Every weekend, and even on weekdays, large-scale events are held in the park - song competitions, festivals, sports events, concerts, performances, all kinds of events and rallies.

Poklonnaya Hill, ice sculptures of 2016 delighted the New Year and the Ice Moscow festival. The fantastic show of transforming blocks of ice and snow into works of art will remain in the memory of tens of thousands of spectators for a long time.

Poklonnaya Hill and the Victory Park located on it are a grandiose memorial to the resilience of the Soviet and other peoples who exterminated the fascist threat. The vast territory of the park allows you to combine majestic monuments and buildings with recreational opportunities for children and adults. There is no doubt that the enormous potential of Poklonnaya Gora as a memorial complex and recreation park will develop further and take on new forms and incarnations.

Basic moments

Victory Park is not only a memorial complex, but also a great place for recreation for citizens and guests of the capital. There are many attractions for children; those who wish can take part in a sightseeing tour carried out on a road train. An autodrome and a Virtual Cinema are open to visitors of the complex. Skateboarders and rollerbladers hone their skills on Poklonnaya Hill, and there are separate paths for cyclists in the park. Vacationers can rent electric cars, roller skates, scooters, bicycles, as well as cozy cafes and restaurants. Poklonnaya Hill constantly hosts thematic events and festivals, sporting competitions, and concerts.

The complex is located in the west of the capital, between Kutuzovsky Prospekt and Minskaya Street.

Story

Between the Setun and Filka rivers there is a gentle hill. Since ancient times, travelers traveling to Moscow along the Smolensk road had a tradition of stopping on this hill near the Russian capital and bowing to the city and its churches. Here, honors were given to eminent guests - ambassadors of foreign states, high-ranking dignitaries, and princes. These rituals gave the name to Poklonnaya Hill.

The first mentions of this place, memorable for Russians, are reflected in historical documents of the 16th century. From the chronicles it is known that in those distant times, flooded meadows stretched around the hill, belonging to the village of Trinity-Golenichevo.

Poklonnaya Hill is closely connected with the history of the country. At the beginning of the 16th century, envoys of the Crimean Khan Mengli-Girey were met in these places, and a century later, Polish invaders, marching on the Russian capital, set up their camp on the mountain. In 1812, the self-confident Napoleon waited in vain here for Muscovites with the keys to the city, and in the 40s of the last century, soldiers went to the front along the Smolensk road, so Poklonnaya Hill became a symbol of Russia’s victory over foreign aggressors.

The creation of a memorial complex on the mountain was planned back in the mid-40s of the 20th century. But in the post-war years, all the forces of the state were devoted to restoring the economy, so construction was postponed for a long time. Only at the end of the 50s was a memorial sign made of granite installed on the mountain, indicating that a memorial would be built here in honor of the victory of the Soviet people. The first trees of the future park were planted around the sign.

The complex was opened on May 9, 1995, during the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.

The architectural ensemble has become a truly public construction project - funds for its construction were collected by residents of the capital with the participation of the state and government of Moscow.

Memorial Complex

All memorial and iconic buildings of Poklonnaya Gora are located in the eastern part of Victory Park on an area of ​​135 hectares.

Poklonnaya Gora greets its guests coming from the nearest metro station “Park Pobedy” with the Triumphal Arch. Initially, the structure was located on Tverskaya Zastava Square and was made of wood. The arch was erected by grateful Muscovites in 1814 for the solemn meeting of the victorious soldiers and in honor of the victory of the Russian people over Napoleon. In the 30s of the 19th century, the Triumphal Gate was completely reconstructed. The Arch was moved to Poklonnaya Hill in the 60s of the last century.

The center of the memorial complex is the round Victory Square, on which the Victory Monument is installed - an obelisk in the form of a bayonet, rising to 141.8 meters. The architects designed this height because the Great Patriotic War lasted exactly 1,418 days, and every meter of the monument reminds of a tragic and difficult time. One hundred and twenty-two meters from the ground, on the obelisk there is a 25-ton bronze statue of Nike, the goddess of Victory, and figures of angels glorifying Russian weapons. At the base of the stele there is a sculpture of St. George the Victorious, striking a serpent with a spear, which personifies evil and aggression. The obelisk is decorated with expressive bas-reliefs on a military theme and the names of hero cities, embossed in gold.

From the beginning of the central alley to the Victory Monument there are granite slabs symbolizing the years of war. On the other side, there are 15 bronze memorial steles in honor of 10 fronts of the Second World War, 3 fleets - Baltic, Northern and Black Sea, as well as partisans and home front workers. The obelisks are located in the same sequence in which military formations were located at the Victory Parade on June 22, 1945.

The park contains a grand complex of fountains with 5 hydrocascades, each of which produces 45 vertical jets. The total number of water flows symbolizes the duration of the war - 225 weeks. The bright scarlet illumination of the fountains in the evening makes this place especially dramatic, evoking associations with the blood shed by the defenders of the country.

Fountains are also located along the main alley of Victory Park; there are exactly 1,418 of them - a fountain for every day of the war. The central alley is called “Years of War”. All other alleys of the park are dedicated to military themes or participants in battles: tank crews, pilots, signalmen, defenders of Moscow, young heroes, war and labor veterans. There is also the Alley of Newlyweds, where newlyweds cement their union in a place sacred to Russians.

Victory Square is surrounded by another fountain group in a semicircle, symbolizing the joy of the winners.

Of great interest is the exhibition of military equipment and engineering and fortification structures, located in the open-air park: torpedo boats, submarine cabins, various caliber artillery installations, guns, howitzers, sea mines, German combat aircraft. In total, more than 300 samples are presented at the exhibition.

In Victory Park you can admire the world's largest flower clock, whose dial reaches 10 meters in diameter. The length of the hour hand is 3.5 meters, the minute hand is 4.5 meters. Almost 8,000 flowers are planted on the clock.

On Victory Square there is the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War, representing 50 collections with 50,000 items. Among the exhibits: weapons and military equipment from the Second World War, personal belongings of outstanding military leaders and ordinary participants in battles, trophies, letters from defenders of the Motherland, front-line household items, a rare collection of occupation banknotes, awards, and uniforms. The museum also houses the Victory Banner, hoisted over the Reichstag on April 30, 1945.

In the Hall of Glory there is a 10-meter sculpture of the victorious Soldier, and the names of 11,763 Heroes of the Soviet Union are carved on the marble walls.

The Memory Hall contains Books of Memory - 385 volumes, where all the dead and missing are mentioned. Data about each of them can also be found from an electronic analogue. One of the main relics of the exhibition is a table from the Yalta Conference in 1945, at which Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill communicated.

In the museum, visitors examine dioramas: “Siege of Leningrad”, “Kursk Bulge”, “Storm of Berlin”, “Counter-offensive of Soviet troops near Moscow in December 1941”, “Crossing the Dnieper. 1943", "Union of fronts. Stalingrad."

In front of the museum burns the Eternal Flame, lit in April 2010, on the eve of the celebration of the 65th anniversary of the Victory.

Three temples of different religions were built on Poklonnaya Hill, symbolizing the multinationality of the country’s defenders.

The construction of the Church of St. George the Victorious began in 1993, and two years later the cathedral was consecrated by Patriarch Alexy II. Its main shrine is a particle of the relics of the Great Martyr George the Victorious, a gift from the Patriarch of Jerusalem Diodorus. The temple reminds of the main commander of the Great Patriotic War - Georgy Zhukov, whose heavenly patron was St. George. A Sunday school is opened within the walls of the sanctuary. The chapel of the Archangel Michael is also located here.

The memorial mosque, erected in honor of Muslim soldiers, was opened in 1997. Red Army soldiers from the predominantly Muslim regions of the country: Bashkiria, Tatarstan, the Caucasus and Central Asia played a major role in bringing victory closer. The mosque hosts classes and lectures, Friday sermons and night prayers during Ramadan. For believers, the premises have a room for ablutions and a library of religious literature.

The synagogue, dedicated to the history of the Jewish people and the Holocaust, was opened in 1998. The religious building houses an exhibition telling about the tragic fate of Jews during the Great Patriotic War. At the exhibition you can get acquainted with exhibits from the times of Tsarist Russia, as well as watch educational films and photographs. Russian President Boris Yeltsin was present at the opening of the synagogue.

The chapel in honor of the Spanish volunteers who fought on the Soviet fronts was built on Poklonnaya Hill in 2003.

As a sign of respect for all religions, it is planned to build a Catholic temple, an Armenian chapel and a Buddhist stupa on Poklonnaya Hill.

Victory Park is also decorated with the following sculptural compositions:

• Monument to all victims of the fascist genocide “Tragedy of Nations”;
• Monument to the Spaniards who fell in the Great Patriotic War;
• Monument to the heroes of the First World War;
• Monument to the soldiers of the countries participating in the anti-Hitler coalition (UN Secretary General Kofi Annan took part in its opening);
• Monument to a front-line dog;
• Monument “Spirit of the Elbe”, dedicated to the meeting of the Allied forces on the Elbe;
• Monument to the “Defenders of the Russian Land”;
• Monument to the Missing;
• Monument to "Internationalist Warriors".

The monument “We were together in the fight against fascism” was unveiled on December 21, 2010. The sculptural composition depicts Meliton Kantaria and Mikhail Egorov hoisting the Victory Banner over the Reichstag.

Poklonnaya Hill has long become a traditional meeting place for WWII veterans.

Victory Park is not only a memorial complex, but also a great place for recreation for citizens and guests of the capital. Families with children come here, for whom there are many attractions. Those interested can take part in a sightseeing tour carried out on a road train. An autodrome and a Virtual Cinema are open to visitors of the complex. Skateboarders and rollerbladers hone their skills on Poklonnaya Hill, and there are separate paths for cyclists in the park. Vacationers can rent electric cars, roller skates, scooters, bicycles, as well as cozy cafes and restaurants.

The depth of the Park Pobedy metro station, named after the park of the same name, is 84 meters, which is a record for Moscow.

Near Poklonnaya Gora there is the Kutuzov Izba, in which the famous Russian commander conferred with his generals on the eve of the Battle of Borodino. The hut was restored for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino and a veterans’ museum was created in it. The furnishings in the room have been preserved - a Russian stove, wooden benches, an icon of the Smolensk Mother of God and a table with a model of a military map of those times. Nearby is the grave of 300 participants in the legendary battle, as well as the Battle of Borodino panorama museum. The central exhibit of the museum is a 115-meter painting by artist F.A. Rubo reenacting one of the battle fragments.

The mass of the Victory Monument is 1000 tons. During the construction of the monument, a problem arose - due to the large weight of the figure of the goddess Nike, the entire composition could collapse due to strong winds and vibration. To increase the stability of the monument, vibration dampers are installed on it, the largest of which weighs 10 tons and is located behind the back of the goddess. Also, to balance the sculptural composition, a special bunker was built in the hill below it, preventing the monument from tilting in one direction or another. The bunker contains a room in which the condition of the monument is constantly monitored.

Helpful information

Address of Poklonnaya Gora: St. Brothers Fonchenko, 10.

Directions to the metro stations "Slavyanskaya", "Park Pobedy" and "Kutuzovskaya"; by buses No. 157, 205.91 - to the Poklonnaya Gora stop.

Entrance to the territory of Poklonnaya Gora is free.

Opening hours of the Museum of the Great Patriotic War: Tuesday-Sunday - from 10.00 to 19.00, Thursday - from 10.00 to 20.00. The museum is closed on Mondays; the last Thursday of the month is a sanitary day. Tickets cost 250 rubles for adults, 200 rubles for pensioners and students, children under 18 years old are admitted free.

The museum hosts interactive military-themed games for children.

The Muslim mosque is open daily from 10 am to 9 pm.

When planning to visit Poklonnaya Gora, take warm clothes with you - it can be quite windy here even on hot summer days.

A few stops from Poklonnaya Gora along the metro line are such recreational areas of the capital as Filyovsky Park and Alexander Garden.